Images

The Etruscan Pietrera tumulus tomb at Vetulonia, western central Italy. 7th century BCE.

A biconical funerary urn with incised decoration from the Villanovan culture of central Italy. From Chiusi, 8th century BCE. (National Etruscan Museum, Florence)

A terracotta funerary urn in the form of a house from the Villanovan culture of central Italy. 8th century BCE. (Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA)

A Villanovan bronze helmet, 8th century BCE. Poggio alle Croci necropolis, near Volterra, central Italy. (Museo Guarnacci, Volterra)

A bronze horse harness piece from the Villanovan culture of central Italy. 9th-8th century BCE. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)

A terracotta revetment plaque showing a charioteer. From the Etruscan site of Acquarossa, central Italy. 570-560 BCE. (National Etruscan Museum of Viterbo, Italy)

A revetment plaque depicting dancers. Terracotta, Portico Building A, Acquarossa. 6th century BCE. (National Etruscan Museum of Viterbo, Italy)

Grey or brown chalcedony cylinder seal in the modelled style; a bearded god (Ninurta), wearing a square, star-topped, horned head-dress and a vertically striated, tiered, fringed open robe over a fringed kilt, with a star-tipped crossed bow-cases...

Neo-Assyrian wall panel relief depicting the Epic of Anzu, found in Kalhu.

A bronze figurine of Pazuzu, the Assyrian/Babylonian demonic god. 1800-800 BCE. University of Tübingen, Germany.